The number of severely food insecure people has doubled in two years - from 135 million pre-pandemic to 276 million. The Ukraine war is further accelerating this.
The United Nations tourism body called the tourism industry's recovery 'fragile' and 'slow', affecting some nations disproportionately to others.
Wearing a face mask in public has become compulsory in large parts of the world, but the disposable plastic masks are having a devastating effect on the environment.
One of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals was met this year, as cases of hepatitis B dropped to under 1% in children under 5.
The United Nations estimates that the coronavirus pandemic will cost the global economy at least $1 trillion during 2020 alone.
By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have ...
